He also did not doubt that punishing hoaxers was worth the effort. “It has acted as a significant deterrent,” he [FBI's Mike Varacelli] said.

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Except that in spite of this "evidence" the article notes:

Slate said:

There are more than 800 incidents reported across the country every year—involving baking soda, sugar, ground-up antacids, corn starch, baby powder, dried toothpaste and every other manner of white powder available.

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That's right, fake anthrax "attacks" are on the rise, but the FBI thinks that giving a nutter a show acts as a deterrent. Where do these idiots learn logic?